resource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

amenities, comforts, conveniences, creature comforts - things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home"

maintenance - means of maintenance of a family or group

meal ticket - a source of income or livelihood

subsistence - minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence"

Black Hole of Calcutta - a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive

castle - a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

stronghold, fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure

jail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept

pressurise, pressurize - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"

preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

hold over - keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

conserve - keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

housekeep - maintain a household; take care of all household-related business

keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

keep down, number - place a limit on the number of

keep in - cause to stay indoors

stay off, keep off - refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"

keep off, avoid - refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

keep up - maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

hold - remain in a certain state, position, or condition; "The weather held"; "They held on the road and kept marching"

keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

ride - continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride"

continue - continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

hold over, carry over - hold over goods to be sold for the next season

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

deduct, withhold, recoup - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"

store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"

keep back, retain, hold back, hold - secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

hold open, keep open, save, keep - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

harbour, harbor - keep in one's possession; of animals

withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

keep back, retain, hold back, hold - secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack

keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school"

keep back, restrain, hold back, suppress, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

hold - keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse"

keep away - prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"

blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning

hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

rain out, wash out - prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game"

make good - act as promised; "make good on promises"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

conserve, maintain, preserve, keep up - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

preserve, keep - maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form

lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

keep going, run on - continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

persist in, continue - carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"

patronage - support by being a patron of

reseed - maintain by self-seeding; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"

remain, stay, rest - stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

commemorate, mark - mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"

mourn - observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one

solemnise, solemnize - observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning"

hold - keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"

confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed

quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

bottle up, suppress - control and refrain from showing; of emotions

prevent, keep - prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

farm, raise, produce, grow - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

herd - keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

book, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

keep - have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

keep - store or keep customarily; "Where do you keep your gardening tools?"

have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

prevent, keep - prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

freeze-dry - preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries"

conserve - preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"

dehydrate, desiccate - preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid

salt - preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships"

can, tin, put up - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"

refrigerate - preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

cure - prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"

corn - preserve with salt; "corned beef"

ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

stay fresh, keep - fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"